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Searching for a boy in high school is like searching for meaning in a Pauly Shore movie.
— Cher ‧ Clueless
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker compares looking for a boy in high school with searching for meaning in a Pauly Shore film. The comparison dismisses both searches as unlikely to reward the effort. It works as a joke about romantic disappointment by turning an insult about cinema into a judgment about available boys.
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